Democratic Party of Cyprus

The Democratic Party (DIKO) is a conservative-liberal and centrist political party in Cyprus that was founded on 12 May 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou. The party was founded as a "social centrist" party, and it supported a united Cyprus, membership in the European Union, and a non-aligned foreign policy. As the third party in Cyprus, it alternated between supporting the communist AKEL party and the conservative Democratic Rally.